RNin505

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1. January OBLC

   RNin505 replied to sassysoldier's topic in Government, Military

   Thanks for all the info posted! This will be very useful when I attend OBLC. I just received my orders in December and have yet to attend my first drill next weekend as a 2LT ANC. I am trying to...

2. Would you ever own a motorcycle? YES or NO?

   RNin505 replied to borinick1492's topic in General Nursing

   I used to own a Yamaha Virago 1000cc. A friend of mine let me borrow his Harley for a couple weeks last summer and I loved it! Although I cannot bring myself to owning one. I just cannot make my...

3. A question to new grads...how satisfied are you with your new salary ?

   RNin505 replied to Back2Nursing09's topic in General Nursing

   I make $24.50 base pay and I work nights with a $5 differential. I graduated in December and I have made $45,000 to date. But I have worked quite a bit of overtime. I just did 6 12hr shifts straight...

4. At Age 70 I will still have Student Loans to Pay-OUCH!

   RNin505 replied to GoNightingale's topic in General Nursing

   Have you considered the military or an underserved area? They offer some pretty cool loan repayment

5. How is 2010 treating new RN graduates?

   RNin505 replied to bearscrubs75's topic in General Nursing

   I was fortunate to get hired into a critical care unit right out of school. Many of my fellow grads are also working in critical care at another hospital. On the other hand, many of my classmates...

6. signing bonus

   RNin505 replied to Lola77's topic in General Nursing

   I received a $4000 signing bonus back in January as a new grad which was awesome. As far as I know, my hospital is still offering bonuses, many of my friends who I graduated with also received...

7. EMT course for summer semester...do you think I should take it?

   RNin505 replied to nvsmom's topic in General Nursing

   Being an EMT has been extremely beneficial to my career as an RN. It opened up doors to getting a job in the ED and gaining basic emergency intervention skills that I have continued to use as an RN...